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Port Aransas

27.850°, -97.080° · tides: Port Aransas

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Today

Tonight: Low 68° · 46% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Veterans Day: High 76° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:37 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:05 AM / 7:14 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
Major period
12:45 AM–2:45 AM
Minor period
8:35 AM–9:35 AM
Major period
1:10 PM–3:10 PM
Minor period
6:44 PM–7:44 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds86% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover92% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover92% cloud cover91% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover92% cloud cover89% cloud cover79% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover43% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°70696970737574727069676973757471rain34% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in18% chance14% chance12% chance11% chance6% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphN 3 mph, gusts 7N 5 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 9N 3 mph, gusts 7NNW 5 mph, gusts 7NNW 6 mph, gusts 9NNW 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 7 mph, gusts 12N 6 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 AM70°70°70°100%86%34%0.01"N 375.7 mi
Wed 1 AM70°70°70°100%83%32%0.01"N 585.5 mi
Wed 2 AM70°70°70°100%80%31%0.01"N 585.5 mi
Wed 3 AM69°69°69°100%87%29%0.01"N 695.4 mi
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°100%83%25%0.01"N 6105.4 mi
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%86%21%0.01"N 7125.5 mi
Wed 6 AM69°69°69°100%87%18%–N 7125.6 mi
Wed 7 AM69°69°69°100%90%14%–N 8125.5 mi
Wed 8 AM68°68°68°100%84%12%–N 8135.3 mi
Wed 9 AM70°70°70°100%90%11%–N 9136.2 mi
Wed 10 AM70°70°70°100%81%6%–N 9137.5 mi
Wed 11 AM72°72°70°93%86%3%–N 9138.0 mi
Wed 12 PM73°73°70°90%85%4%–N 9127.5 mi
Wed 1 PM74°74°70°87%86%5%–N 8129.3 mi
Wed 2 PM74°74°70°87%89%6%–N 8129.8 mi
Wed 3 PM75°75°69°82%88%7%–N 81210+ mi
Wed 4 PM74°74°69°84%87%7%–N 81210.0 mi
Wed 5 PM74°74°69°84%88%7%–N 8109.9 mi
Wed 6 PM74°74°69°84%92%2%–N 7109.9 mi
Wed 7 PM72°72°69°90%90%2%–N 699.8 mi
Wed 8 PM72°72°69°90%91%2%–N 599.7 mi
Wed 9 PM72°72°69°90%92%2%–N 589.6 mi
Wed 10 PM71°71°69°93%91%2%–N 379.5 mi
Wed 11 PM71°71°69°93%88%2%–N 579.5 mi
Thu 12 AM70°70°69°97%90%1%–NNW 579.4 mi
Thu 1 AM70°70°69°97%89%1%–NNW 589.5 mi
Thu 2 AM69°69°68°97%86%1%–NNW 699.5 mi
Thu 3 AM69°69°68°97%87%2%–NNW 6109.5 mi
Thu 4 AM68°68°68°100%87%2%–NNW 7129.5 mi
Thu 5 AM68°68°68°100%85%2%–NNW 7139.5 mi
Thu 6 AM67°67°67°100%92%0%–NNW 8149.5 mi
Thu 7 AM66°66°66°100%89%0%–N 915–
Thu 8 AM67°67°67°100%79%0%–N 1016–
Thu 9 AM69°69°66°90%68%0%–N 1216–
Thu 10 AM71°71°65°81%67%0%–N 1216–
Thu 11 AM72°72°64°76%67%0%–NNE 1216–
Thu 12 PM73°73°63°71%66%0%–NNE 1215–
Thu 1 PM74°74°62°66%60%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 2 PM75°75°62°64%55%0%–NNE 1014–
Thu 3 PM75°75°61°62%49%0%–NNE 913–
Thu 4 PM75°75°60°60%51%0%–NNE 813–
Thu 5 PM74°74°60°62%54%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 6 PM74°74°60°62%56%0%–NNE 712–
Thu 7 PM73°73°60°64%49%0%–NNE 610–
Thu 8 PM72°72°61°68%43%0%–N 610–
Thu 9 PM71°71°61°71%36%0%–N 59–
Thu 10 PM71°71°61°71%32%0%–N 58–
Thu 11 PM70°70°61°73%29%0%–N 38–

7-day forecast

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

–° / 68°

46% rain

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

76° / 66°

34% rain · 0.06"

N 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

76° / 67°

2% rain

N 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 72°

Dry

ENE 3–8 mph · gusts 10

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 71°

62% rain · 0.54"

SE 7–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Rain Showers Likely

78° / 68°

62% rain · 0.96"

E 12–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 66°

36% rain · 0.12"

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Marine forecast

Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

GMZ236 · 118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ236-237-110815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
Showers likely this evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms
until early morning. A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy
fog late. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Patchy fog in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly
choppy. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ250-110815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
118 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds. Showers likely early this evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers late this evening
and overnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at
2 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 3 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1979

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
77% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★☆☆c81
2
86% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★☆☆c74
3
94% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★★☆☆c68
4
98% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★☆☆c60
Perigee · 359,286 km
5
100% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★☆c59
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)
6
99% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★☆c74
best
7
95% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★★☆c84
best
8
89% lit
↑ 9:44 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★☆c89
best
9
81% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 11:18 AM
★★★☆c92
10
72% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
★☆☆☆c92
11
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:09 PM
★★☆☆c92
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
12
52% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c87
Last Quarter
13
42% lit
↑ 1:05 AM
↓ 2:43 PM
★★☆☆c78
14
33% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:25 PM
★★☆☆c67
15
24% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★☆☆c55
16
17% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 405,484 km
17
10% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★☆☆c39
18
5% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★☆☆c35
19
2% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
20
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★☆c58
New Moon
21
1% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★☆c69
best
22
3% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★☆c77
best
23
7% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 8:59 PM
★★★☆c83
24
13% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★☆c88
25
21% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★☆☆☆c90
26
30% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 11:32 PM
★★☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
27
41% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c91
28
52% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★☆☆c87
First Quarter
29
64% lit
↑ 2:06 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★☆☆c70
30
74% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★☆☆c55
31
84% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 2:39 AM
★★☆☆c45

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 4 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 359,286 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 5 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 5 · 2:35 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Thu, Oct 11 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 12 · 4:24 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 16 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,484 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 19 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Oct 20 · 9:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 26 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 28 · 7:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 6 · Sun, Oct 7 · Mon, Oct 8 · Sun, Oct 21 · Mon, Oct 22

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

359,292 km closest · 405,474 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Port AransasSurf report: Port Aransas Beach & Horace Caldwell PierOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Tue 10:41 PM.